Strategy & Inspiration for Digital Marketing & Social Media Experts

How To Become A Social Storyteller

April 23, 2014
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Our own LiveWorld CEO, Peter Friedman, has written an article on how to be a social storyteller for the Huffington Post. Peter shares the basics of social storytelling, such as, not just using social to make announcements and broadcasting, but moving to asking customers for their stories, creating and participating with them, engage with them. […]

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Social Media, Marketing and PR: Who's Responsible for What?

March 26, 2014
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

LiveWorld CEO, Peter Friedman, was recently interviewed for an article on Social Media, PR and Marketing and the changing responsibilities in these roles. Peter explains in the article how all the roles related to social at a company are important, he equates the “marketing mix” to a party. “Think of advertising as the invitations, PR […]

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Six Tips to Get Your Customers Talking About Your Brand at the Dinner Table

March 19, 2014
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Employees and even executives sometimes start to think about their customers with an “us vs. them” mentality, particularly in times of stress—during, say, the busy holiday season or when a customer has a complaint. That’s a dangerous mindset, especially if it becomes habitual. Competitive advantage these days demands customer-centricity. The more customers your organizations can […]

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When Social Media Comments Go Negative, Should Your Brand Respond?

Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Every brand experiences negative attention on social media at some point. Many panic and overreact when criticism shows up on their sites. They try to hide it or they respond defensively and end up adding fuel to the fire. Transparency and authenticity in social media is a must to build customer trust. This means embracing […]

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